Aden Albert Pearson

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

55684

Unit at enlistment:

19th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Norfolk

Birth city:

Windham Centre, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

RR 4 Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

RR 4 Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Cook

Religious denominations:

Wesleyan

Marital status:

Widower

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

BX May 25, 1916

Kindness to Canadian Boys – Paris Soldier Tells How Well He Was Treated When Wounded

Paris, May 25 - Just how the British shower kindnesses on the wounded Canadians is told in a letter to J.H. Fisher, M.P., from Pte. Aden Albert Pearson, brother of Mrs. Postil, Upper Town. He was wounded on Oct. 7 and in Edmonton Hospital, London, until Dec. 5.

"Then they sent me to the Pinner Auxiliary Hospital, more like a home than anything else, and it would take too long to tell you all that they do for a wounded soldier," he writes. "It seemed they could not do enough for them. Managed by women only may explain why we had such a good time. I was the only Canadian there, and I was taken everywhere around the country places, into London for theatres and tea parties, motor drives and concerts, etc. From the time they put me on the stretcher until I left the hospital I had every kindness that could be given or had from everybody."

Private Aden Pearson is now working as a baker at one of the West Sandling camps.

BX October 20, 1915

Privates Gerald Vath and Albert Pearson on Casualty List - Canadian Divisions are Engaged

Judging from the increased proportions of the recent casualty lists, the second contingent of Canadians, now in France, has more than had its baptism of fire. Brantford casualties among members of the 19th Battalion have been included in the official lists published each morning at Ottawa for several days past, and the lists this morning contained the names of three Brantford Soldiers, who are reported wounded. One of these, Private Kester Edmondson was recorded in last night's Expositor. The other two, Private Gerald Vath and Private Aden Albert Pearson, have not appeared in the casualty lists before.

Private Gerald Vath enlisted last fall in the quota of Dufferin Rifles, under Major "Bert" Newman, which was afterwards incorporated in the 19th Battalion. At the outbreak of hostilities, Private Vath was employed as a carpenter at the factory of Mickle-Dyment Company. He is single and resided at 9 Dundas Street while residing in Brantford.

Private Aden Albert Pearson also volunteered in Major Newman's command. His post office address is given as Rural Route No. 4 Brantford. By trade he is a cook, he having had no former service. His wife died some months prior to the outbreak of war.